Port Harcourt residents flood polling units

Residents of Port Harcourt trooped out on Saturday to cast their votes at the Presidential election waiting patiently at the various polling units as electoral offials hav yet to arrive.

Supreme reports that voters were seen in groups conversing while the atmosphere remained calm and orderly in some polling stations visited.

There was heavy presence of security personnel on the major roads and various strategic points as those deployed to the polling units maintained peace and order.

A voter at Ward 9 Rumueprikon Civic Centre, Praise Chikwendu to NAN that he was exited to be part of the exercise, adding that he would be voting for the first time in life.

In Units 10 11, 12, 12, 13 and 14, Rumuodara Ward 2, Obioakpa Local Government Area, voters waited anxiously for the arrival of electoral officials and materials.

There was commotion at the INEC headquarters, Port Harcourt as collation officers struggled to get their postings to collation centres prompting the police to disperse them with tear gas.

Meanwhile some youths took to football in defiance to the restriction of movement order by the Police ahead of the elections.

The youths converted some major streets and roads in the city into temporary football pitches and engaged in the game while election was going on.

Some of the areas affected included parts of Aba Road, Trans Amadi, Oginigba, Nkpogu, Odili Road, Eleleno, Akpjo, Woji, Rumueibekwe and Rumuomasi areas of Port Harcourt.

Some of the boys said on Saturday that they took to football because they were not eligible to vote or could not collect their PVC in time before the INEC deadline.

One who identified himself as Daniel, 19, said he had attempted to collect his PVC on several occasions but could not due to the crowd.